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Cnicus benedictus

Cnicus benedictus

Afrikaans:  mak karmedik

English :     Holy thistle

IsiXhosa:    Maxaba


Description and diagnostic features   

   It is a compact thistle.     


Part used     

    Leaves


Uses                

   It is used to give an appetite, especially to people with cancer.


Warning          


Habitat             

    Not indigenous  but I have not seen it spread by itself in dry areas.

     I used to grow it in the Kouga valley.


Propagation    

    Grows from seed.